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Chicago Pledges to House Its Homeless
This is really cool: The city of Chicago is participating in a program that hopes to house 100,000 homeless people and families by 2013.
Mayor Richard M. Daley this week announced Chicago’s involvement in the 100,000 Homes Campaign, a national program aimed at finding homes for 100,000 of the most vulnerable and long-term homeless individuals and [...]
Miami Heat Phenom Stays True to His Chicago Roots
NBA star Dwyane Wade is giving back to his hometown community in Chicago.
Thursday marks the start of Wade’s World Weekend, a four-day fundraising event that will benefit local Chicago community organizations, including the Wade’s World Foundation.
Wade’s World Weekend includes:
*Thursday, August 19: Carnival Cruise Lines Benefit Dinner at the Trump International Hotel, 401 N. Wabash Ave.; [...]
Download Free Celeb Cookbook to Help Feed Hungry
How would you like to get a cookbook for free while supplying a meal for someone in need?
The Pampered Chef is offering an eCookbook that you can download for free called Cookbook for a Cause.
For every download of the free cookbook from August 1 through September 30, one meal will be donated to Feeding America, [...]
Century 21 CEO Elected to Easter Seals Board
Chicago-based Easter Seals has appointed the President of Century 21 to its international board of directors.
Real estate broker Richard W. “Rick” Davidson was appointed President and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate LLC in February.
Since 1979, thousands of Century 21 franchise brokers and their agents have raised more than $100 million for Easter Seals, a [...]
Chicago Flood Victims: Save Your Stuff at U-Haul for Free
U-Haul wants to help those Chicago area residents affected by this last weekend’s massive rainfall.
Homes throughout the area were flooded and some residents had to be evacuated due to the five to seven inches of rain that enveloped our area on Friday night and early Saturday morning.
The U-Haul Company of North Shore Chicago is offering [...]
